www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Chirlane Mccrayhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/chirlane-mccray/?utm_medium=RSSwww.washingtontimes.com Topics: Chirlane Mccrayen-usMon, 19 May 2014 18:45:30 -0400NY mayor calls for newspapers to apologize to wifehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/19/ny-mayor-calls-for-newspapers-to-apologize-to-wife/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> NEW YORK (AP) - Mayor Bill de Blasio has demanded two newspapers apologize for their characterizations of his wife's comments on motherhood.</p> <p> The Democratic mayor, whose family played a significant role in his election, on Monday called the newspapers' stories "deeply disturbing" and "offensive" and criticized their "misunderstanding" ...JONATHAN LEMIREMon, 19 May 2014 18:45:30 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/19/ny-mayor-calls-for-newspapers-to-apologize-to-wife/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSNYC Mayor Bill de Blasio proclaims May 16 as 'Barbara Walters Day'http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/21/nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio-proclaims-may-16-barbara-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bill-de-blasio-proclaims-may-697865" target="_blank">has proclaimed</a> May 16 as "Barbara Walters Day," in honor of the TV host's <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/7/barbara-walters-retire-view-after-17-years/" target="_blank">last appearance</a> on ABC's "The View."</p> <p>The mayor presented a formal New York City proclamation to Ms. Walters on Monday's show alongside his wife, Chirlane ...Jessica ChasmarMon, 21 Apr 2014 14:41:13 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/21/nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio-proclaims-may-16-barbara-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSNYC first lady postpones Albany lobbying triphttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/10/nyc-first-lady-postpones-albany-lobbying-trip/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> NEW YORK (AP) - New York City first lady Chirlane McCray is postponing her lobbying trip to Albany.</p> <p> A spokeswoman for McCray says a "scheduling conflict" has scuttled the first lady's plan to travel to Albany on Tuesday to lobby for her husband Bill de Blasio's pre-kindergarten proposal.</p> ...JONATHAN LEMIREMon, 10 Mar 2014 13:23:31 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/10/nyc-first-lady-postpones-albany-lobbying-trip/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSAPNewsBreak: NYC mayor's wife to lobby Albanyhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/5/ap-newsbreak-nyc-mayors-wife-to-lobby-albany/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> NEW YORK (AP) - Chirlane McCray, who already wields more influence than any New York City first lady in recent memory, will further expand her role when she travels to Albany next week for some high-profile lobbying for her husband's signature pre-kindergarten plan.</p> <p> McCray, who spoke to The ...JONATHAN LEMIREWed, 05 Mar 2014 16:30:35 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/5/ap-newsbreak-nyc-mayors-wife-to-lobby-albany/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMcCray named head of Mayor's Fund to Advance NYChttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/6/mccray-named-head-of-mayors-fund-to-advance-nyc/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed his wife, Chirlane McCray, to lead an organization that promotes partnerships between the city and the private sector, a decision that further cements the first lady's outsized influence at City Hall.</p> <p> McCray, an activist poet, will ...JONATHAN LEMIREThu, 06 Feb 2014 19:50:34 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/6/mccray-named-head-of-mayors-fund-to-advance-nyc/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSNY mayor cites King: Economic equality can't waithttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/20/elected-officials-other-nyers-honor-mlk/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> NEW YORK (AP) - Mayor Bill de Blasio embraced one of Martin Luther King's most impassioned causes - economic justice - to celebrate the holiday named for the late civil rights leader.</p> <p> De Blasio told a packed audience Monday at the Brooklyn Academy of Music the "price of ...VERENA DOBNIKMon, 20 Jan 2014 23:36:49 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/20/elected-officials-other-nyers-honor-mlk/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS